<p>i'm from califronia, and new jersey gets a lot of bad rep...but obviously princeton is renowned and does not belong in that reputation--the rep still makes me hesitant though...</p>
<p>What do you like about Princeton (to those who do)?</p>
<p>And what don't you like?</p>
<p>best undergrad program in the world</p>
<p>princeton is a nice city
princeton is a nice university
bernake used to teach there!</p>
<p>Ok, I come from New Jersey and I am really sick of all the flak we get. No, New Jersey does not have the charm of New England or the exciting city life of New York or California. However, it also doesn't have the checkered racial record of the deep south or the dull flatness of much of the midwest. It suffers in comparison with NYC, but there is little to set it apart from a lot of other states that don't get half the scorn. Are Delaware and Connecticut cultural meccas? Do people long for the days when they can enjoy the scenic loveliness of Pennsylvania, Kansas, Oklahoma, Mississippi, Alabama, Minnesota, etc? New Jersey is a fine place to live, as long as you stay out of the inner city. And the town of Princeton is hardly the stuff of people's nighmares.</p>
<p>The idea that NJ's rep would make people hesitant about coming to the university is ridiculous. </p>
<p>Sorry if this comes off as harsh, Dostoevsky, but I've just gotten kind of tired of misconceptions about my home state!</p>
<p>i apologize Icargirl, misconcoptions are a dreadful thing. but in my meager defense, i guess you can relate my hesitance to someone trying to buy a house in a neighborhood rumoured to have ghosts. it's not true, but you're still hesitant. well, tell me about the campus life? THE PEOPLE? the activities? clubs? classes? core classes? political fervor?...and so on...I'd love to hear everything great about this school</p>
<p>NJ.</p>
<p>the shore's thattaway
the city's another way
SJ has beautiful farmland (left)
The sky IS blue here
flowers DO grow.</p>
<p>Yay NJ!</p>
<p>Sorry I couldn't actually answer any legitimate questions.</p>
<p>i'm just curious, why does NJ get such a bad rep? What are some of the stereotypes and misconceptions about it?</p>
<p>That it's ugly and polluted and the entire state is as beautiful as the Jersey Turnpike. And that New Jersey girls aren't trash, because trash gets picked up. And that it's cultureless and New Jersey people are a bunch of wealthy upscale people with Yankees shirts and Louis Vuitton purses. And the accents are horrible.</p>
<p>I don't buy into any of it, for the record, I like New Jersey fine. But that's what people say. Of course, you could think up nasty stereotypes for any state...except Massachusetts. :)</p>
<p>Also, North Jersey and South Jersey are two different beasts all together. If philly has an accent, that's what's in South Jersey. We don't say Joisey, ever. We'll go as far as saying "wood-er" for water, but otherwise we sound "normal."</p>
<p>preppies, elitists, absolutely nothing to do, monotonous, no diversity in the people, conformists, legacy crowd, the epitome of the "white flight", suburban depression funneled to intense gardening, many trollops in denial, shallow, mean and cruel...so on.</p>
<p>but some of these can apply to CA as well</p>
<p>Yeah, people have got to stop thinking that all of Jersey is exactly like the Turnpike. Quite the opposite. And no one who lives in this state pronounces Jersey, Joi-sey. No one.</p>
<p>NJ's actually a pretty cool state. You can have both the busy city life and the calm, beautiful suburbs. There's always something going on here.</p>
<p>Enough of this New Jersey bashing. The show The Sopranos is not the real NJ. Sure the turnpike is awful, but its a HIGHWAY. New Jersey gets a bad rap for no reason, it is an excellent place to live, especially with New York City right next to it.</p>
<p>Jersey is awesome...they do have accents but not as exxagerated as people think..just like floridians have accents but they dont sound assouthern as you would expect..jersey is great you can get the night life of a city and the a piece of homey woodland aswell..its really diverse..as far as Princeton from what i hear is its just as diverse as the state...but what do i know...</p>
<p>okay, okay, im going to settle this once and for all</p>
<p>New Jersey is cool becuase The Adventures of Pete and Pete was filmed there..</p>
<p>Wellsville Rules!</p>
<p>From members of The Singapore Society</p>
<p>alright, well, so how about Princeton chaps--enough NJ bashing--tell me about the school!</p>
<p>New Jersey is a piece of crap...sure there are nice stretches of land but most of it is rather run-down looking. It's basically the giant factory that sustains New York City...and everyone knows that factories generate tons of waste and pollution. Plus you have places like Camden, Newark, and Trenton that are extremely dangerous. I would rather walk in NYC from 125th St. through the Bronx than get out of my car in Camden, which is rated the Most Dangerous City in America. There is a reason the major cities always cited by Princeton are NYC and Philly, and that is because all of the cities in New Jersey are utter, utter garbage. And No, Atlantic City doesn't count (lol)</p>
<p>That being said, if you teleported into Princeton without knowing you were in Princeton you really would have NO clue whatsoever that you were in New Jersey. You would think you were in some school in the middle of nowhere in New England, and the annual snowfall even confirms that fact. Although there isn't much to do in town compared with other cities, there is more than enough to keep you happy on campus.</p>
<p>Hotrocks, You may be interested in knowing that New Jersey has the nation's highest median income and is the nation's second wealthiest state:</p>
<p>States ranked by median household income </p>
<p>Based on 2000 Census data </p>
<p>New Jersey $55,146 </p>
<p>Connecticut $53,935 </p>
<p>Maryland $52,868 </p>
<p>Alaska $51,571 </p>
<p>Massachusetts $50,502 </p>
<p>Hawaii $49,820 </p>
<p>New Hampshire $49,467 </p>
<p>California $47,493 </p>
<p>Delaware $47,381 </p>
<p>Colorado $47,203 </p>
<p>Richest States in the US </p>
<p>1) Connecticut </p>
<p>2) New Jersey </p>
<p>3) New York </p>
<p>4) Massachusetts </p>
<p>5) Maryland </p>
<p>6) Hawaii </p>
<p>7) Nevada </p>
<p>8) Alaska </p>
<p>9) Illinois</p>
<p>I don't think you understand our motives, ICargirl, it's just too much fun to harrass New Jersey.</p>
<p>Wow, hotrocks, you have no idea what you're talking about. If you think that New Jersey is defined by Newark and Camden then you are a complete fool. Please, actually travel the state before you slander it. I've lived here my whole life and the vast majority of the state is nothing like you've described. Hell, if you don't believe me, use friggin Google earth and scan the state. Aside from the urban cluster across from NYC, it's a very varied and beautiful state.</p>
<p>People have got to stop assuming that Jersey is Camden and the Turnpike.</p>